Why Doesn't Obama Highlight the Hawaii background?

[childslibrarian]

Rednecks (I know, am related to many of them) love Hawaii. He went to high school in Honolulu. It is a multi-ethnic experience, but talk about surfing and you are in... He needs to mention Hawaii-alot.
It seems shallow, but I know my rednecks....

[Clio the Leo]

1. he'd have to mispronounce it as "ha-WY-Yah" .....

.... or they wouldn't know what he was talking about and he wont do that. Not the man who taught us the proper way to say "Pak-ee-STAN." ;)

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Maybe he can mentnion that he was living in Hawaii and was 8 years old at the time,

if McSame brings up Bill Ayers..

[childslibrarian]

6. He went to high school in Honolulu

He was there until he went to college. Check his bio.

[BrklynLiberal]

15. Wikipedia says he returned to Hawaii when he was ten. Oh well....

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. Still too "ethnic" for some people.

[Tallison]

7. 'Ethnic' or 'exotic,' yes

Since the next likeliest Supreme Court retiree will be Stevens, leaving a 3 lib-4 con-1 swing balance, I wonder why O hasn't made a more central issue of Roe's vulnerability under a McPhalin administration.

[bermudat]

20. Hawaii was too 'exotic' for Cokie Roberts and she is supposed to be smart.

[sandnsea]

4. You don't recall Kerry and surfing?

And his xtreme sports?

It was called elitist. As would Obama's Hawaiian background be called elitist and exotic, foreign, scary.

That's what the Republicans are telling them this month so that's what they believe. Hawaii will be cool after the elections.

[childslibrarian]

10. I hope so!

Hawaii is such an incredible experience.

[rucky]

5. Exotic vacation spot, but not relatable

like Kansas & Chi-town.

[childslibrarian]

8. I don't agree.

I think they could really deflect alot of the ethnic stuff with just mentioning Hawaii. It is a multicultural culture and so so cool.

[rucky]

12. Da Kine

I love Hawaii, too. Was just trying to climb into the brain of a redneck.

[hexola]

13. Nice you know that - but most folks just think "Tiny Bubbles..."

What "ethnic stuff"?

[ShadowLiberal]

9. Didn't the GOP once consider using his Hawaii background to show him as unamerican?

Seriously, I recall reading an article somewhere that the GOP was considering doing that, I know heard somewhere that they were considering doing it, but I can't recall where.

[WinkyDink]

11. In this economy, remind people of vacations they won't go on now?

[childslibrarian]

16. No

It reminds them of Paradise lost
that could be revisited under a Democratic government!

[Smarmie Doofus]

14. I wonder why he doesn't hilite his mother's family for the same reason.

They're quintessentially *western*. With ties to Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, and Washington state.

It IS shallow.... *trivial* would be the better word .... but at this point you pull out all the stops.

[childslibrarian]

17. Yep, you are so right

and that is--I hope the Obama campaign reads the posts here. You just made my point!

[Elidor]

18. See, it works like this with rednecks (some of them):

John McCain was born in Panama and once went to Rio in a Navy boat to chase women. This gives him a "lifetime in Latin America*" and shows he has lots of "national security experience."

Obama was born in Hawaii of parents from Kenya. This shows that he is dangerous and un-American.

Did you know his that middle name is Hussein?

*actual quote from a campaign spokesperson

[childslibrarian]

19. I know all of us

who have lost 30% from our 401 k accounts
like thinking about Hawaii.